8 Signs That Apple Customers Are No Longer Special

[atlanticza]

Remember when Apple customers felt hip?
There was a time when a glowing Apple logo symbolized radical nonconformity. Being part of a miniature customer base was, to Mac users, like being a member of a holier-than-thou, secret society — a "Cult of Mac," if you will. But when Apple's ecosystem grew beyond notebooks and desktops to phones and internet services, that era came to an end.
Apple's ubiquitous presence in pop culture, news headlines and even politics prove that it's no longer special to be a member of the Mac cult....

From Wired Magazine: Full article here

 

[iParis]

YEAH. The company is expanding.
Even though I don't own a Mac (unfortunately), I still feel special for being an Apple customer.
My 2G iPod touch's screen shattered and they replaced it for free.

 

[Silencio]

Who cares? It's a fallacy to think one can express one's individuality through mass-produced consumer products.

 

[Eric5h5]

I never bought into that cult stuff. I only got a Power Mac because OS X (10.3 at the time) was better than anything else, plus Apple tends to be less obnoxious than Microsoft. Wanting to buy into a brand because of the perception of being "special" seems awfully lame to me.

--Eric

 

[SactoGuy18]

Being a Mac user may no longer be "special," but you still have to admit some of the stuff they do sell are special--especially the iPods that use the very elegant (and patented!) Click Wheel interface such as the current 4G nano and "6.5G" classic. No other portable music player comes close in its interface simplicity than what Apple did with the iPod.

 

[Schtumple]

I never thought Apples products were special, just better than their competitors, that's why I bought them, they aren't anything spectacular, they sell computers, software, mp3 players and a phone, they're not made fairy dust.

 

[gkarris]

Who cares? It's a fallacy to think one can express one's individuality through mass-produced consumer products.

Back in the day, though, they really weren't considered "massed-produced consumer products" before the iPod. Apple Computers were always looked at as being for "specialists"

I never thought Apples products were special, just better than their competitors, that's why I bought them, they aren't anything spectacular, they sell computers, software, mp3 players and a phone, they're not made fairy dust.

Yes, it's different now with all their products...

 

[pawn3d]

"Oh a Mac, are you a designer?"
and people would reply with "Yes" or "No, I'm a musician".

Now it's like:
"Oh, Mac, are you an artist or..."
"WTF, Dude. My cam is out! Oh, I'm sorry. Did you say something? I was vBlogging."

 

[Sun Baked]

Doesn't being called "Special" usually mean you were in the special education/slow kids class?